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= Solution

Put $Q=1+x^2+y^2>0$. Differentiation of $Q^{-1}$ gives
$$
\boxed{\nabla f(x,y)=\frac{-2}{(1+x^2+y^2)^2}\begin{pmatrix}x\\y\end{pmatrix}.}
$$
The positive denominator also shows that the function and these derivatives are smooth throughout $\mathbb R^2$.

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